We could not match "MEXBOROUGH" in our simplified list of the main towns and villages, or as a postcode. There are several other ways of finding places within Vision of Britain, so read on for detailed advice and 17 possible matches we have found for you:

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• You have just searched a list of the main towns, villages and localities of Britain which we have kept as simple as possible. It is based on a much more detailed list of legally defined administrative units: counties, districts, parishes, wapentakes and so on. This is the real heart of our system, and you may be better off directly searching it. There are no units called "MEXBOROUGH" (excluding any that have already been grouped into the places you have already searched), but administrative unit searches can be narrowed by area and type, and broadened using wild cards and "sound-alike" matching:
  
  



• If you are looking for hills, rivers, castles ... or pretty much anything other than the "places" where people live and lived, you need to look in our collection of Historical Gazetteers. This contains the complete text of three gazetteers published in the late 19th century — over 90,000 entries. Although there are no descriptive gazetteer entries for placenames exactly matching your search term (other than those already linked to "places"), the following entries mention "MEXBOROUGH":

  Place name	County	Entry	Source
  ASPEDEN	Hertfordshire	Mexborough. The church contains a curious monument to Sir Robert Clifford, master of the ordnance to Henry VIII., and other	Imperial
  Denaby	Yorkshire	Mexborough par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on river Don, 6½ miles SW. of Doncaster, 1058 ac., pop. 1631.	Bartholomew
  DENABY, or Dannaby	Yorkshire	Mexborough parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the river Don at the Dearne and Dove canal, 6 ½ miles SW of Doncaster	Imperial
  DONCASTER	Yorkshire	Mexborough, and the extra-parochial tract of Stotfold; the sub-district of Campsall, containing the parishes of Campsall, Bentley-with	Imperial
  HOOTON-ROBERTS	Yorkshire	Mexborough r. station, and 4½ NE of Rotherham; and has a post office under Rotherham. The parish comprises 1, 048 acres	Imperial
  Methley	Yorkshire	Leeds, 3492 ac. (80 water), pop. 4074; P.O.; coal is mined; Methley Park (1593) is the seat of the Earl of Mexborough.	Bartholomew
  METHLEY	Yorkshire	Mexborough. Methley Hall, a stately mansion, also belongs to the Earl. Coal of excellent quality is largely mined. The living	Imperial
  Mexborough	Yorkshire	Mexborough , town, par., and township with ry. sta., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, on Dearne and Dove Canal, 7½ miles	Bartholomew
  MEXBOROUGH	Yorkshire	Mexborough belongs to A. W. Montague, Esq.; and that of Denaby to J. Fullerton, Esq. Mexborough House is the residence	Imperial
  NEWTON-POTTER	Yorkshire	formerly to the Mauleverers, the Scotts, and the Hardwicks; and belongs now to the Earl of Mexborough. There are many good residences.	Imperial
  Pollington	Yorkshire	township, 1920 ac., pop. 387; vil., 2½ miles SW, of Snaith; P.O.; gives title of baron and viscount to Earl of Mexborough.	Bartholomew
  POLLINGTON	Yorkshire	Mexborough. The township comprises 1, 960 acres. Real property, £2, 750. Pop., 501. Houses, 111. The chapelry is more	Imperial
  SELSTON	Nottinghamshire	Mexborough. Stocking-weaving is carried on. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £150.* Patrons	Imperial
  Swinton	Yorkshire	Mexborough pars., E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 10½ miles NE. of Sheffield, 1770 ac., pop. 7612; P.O., T.O.; contains	Bartholomew
  THORNER	Yorkshire	Mexborough. The church was restored and enlarged in 1855. The p. curacy of Shadwell is a separate benefice. There are two Wesleyan	Imperial
  WESTMILL	Hertfordshire	Mexborough. The church is plain but good; and has a tower and spire. There is an endowed school with £29 a year	Imperial
  WHITWOOD	Yorkshire	Mexborough. The manufacture of earthenware, sanatory pipes, bricks, and tiles is largely carried on. -The chapelries are W.-Mere and W.-St. Philip	Imperial

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• Place-names also appear in our collection of British travel writing. If the place-name you are interested in appears in our simplified list of "places", the search you have just done should lead you to mentions by travellers. However, many other places are mentioned, including places outside Britain and weird mis-spellings. You can search for them in the Travel Writing section of this site.



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